Walgreens March 12

Wow. It was a great trip today

I got a ton of stuff at Wags this week.
I did the acne deal first:
Acne Terminator 10 3.19 clearance
Used 2- 1.00 coupons
got $5 RR
=.62 overage
Used the $5 RR for diapers
3 pks of huggies $10.00 each
Used 3- 5.00 coupons
Received $10 RR
= 5.00 for 3 pks.
Garnier products 2.99
$2.00 off each using easy saver coupon
$1.00 MC
=all for free
Nice N Easy Hair color 1.89 clearance
$2.00 coupon
=.11 overage
Perfect 10 Hair color 3.59 on clearance
$5.00 coupon
= overageof 1.41
100% color Garnier Hair color 3.19 clearance
$2 easy saver coupon
$2 MC
=.81 overage
Crest toothpaste .95 on clearance
$1.00 MC
.75 MC
got $1 RR
= .85 overage
Colgate toothpaste 3.49 on sale$2.50 easy saver coupon
$1.50 MC
=.50 overage
Irish spring body wash 4.49used $1 MC
Received coupon for free body wash (4.49)
Aquafresh toothbrush 1.09 clearance
$1.00 MC
=.09
Crayola markers .75 clearance
Glitter markers .75 clearance
=one amazing trip where I threw in extras because of overage:)

My deals today... March 8

My first stop was Walgreens.

I used the coupons from coupons.com to do the diaper deal this week.
3 Gentle Care pks of Huggies Diapers 10.00 each
Used 3 5.00 coupons
received a $10 RR
= 3 pks for $5.00

I did most of these deals more than once because they only required coupons and the easy saver book.
Colgate Total 3.49
Easy Saver coupon -2.50
MC from All You magazine -1.50
=.50 overage for each

Glade freshener sense and spray 7.99
4.00 Easy Saver coupon
4.00 MC
=free

Sambucol $10.00
$10.00 Easy saver coupon
I had printed a $4.00 MC, but they wouldn't take it. It would have been nice to get $4 overage but oh well.

Garnier glossing spray 2.99
$2 easy saver coupon
$1 manu. coupon
= free

Satin care shave gel 1.29
.55 coupon
= .74

Secret Flawless touch deodorant 2.59
$2.00 MC
=.59

Orbit gum 3/1.98
.99 easy saver coupon on 3
=.33 each

Crayola pipsqueak markers 2.69 clearance
(A gift for someone that I need this week).
Total savings (listed on the bottom of the receipt) $70.09
Yipee....and I have part of my gift for a baby shower this week.


Next stop: King Soopers.

I did not need any groceries, but I did want to use some coupons for candy that I can use as gifts/treats. I happen to stumble upon some clearance fragrances, which I paired with coupons I had to get $3.10 overage...to spend on my candy:)

I stopped by Target to see if anything was reduced.

Not much was.
I picked up a sports bra on clearance, and some wipes for .99 after using the "gentle care" coupon from coupons.com
I picked up 5 of these earlier this week.
I am stocked for baby showers, and my sister!!!

Last stop: Walmart

I used some coupons to get free or .25 Kotex.
The Gillette shampoo was on clearance for $1.50 each and I used 2- $2.00 coupons to get some overage. I also got streamers on clearance, and green beans (for some reason I love walmart brand green beans:). Did you know they have french fried onions for 1.84 in a big bag? That beats coupon price any day.
I find many of my deals at Moneysavingmom.com
Hope you had a great shopping day too!

Walgreens deals this week March 1-7

I went to Walgreens twice this week already

My Sunday trip I got:

8 small boxes of Ritz for free after coupons,

colgate maxfresh =overage of .75 after coupon and RR

Blink tears =3.00 overage (on 2) after coupons and RR

Curel lotion= .69 after coupon and easy saver coupon

Vaseline lotion= .56 overage after coupon and RR

Axe= free after rebate

Ensure= 3.00 overage after rebate

Chex mix= .50 each

Postcard .34 to help balance my coupons out:)

My next trip I used 5 transactions!!! That is a lot for me. I let other customers go in between my purchases. (I also got 3 12-pks of soda). The RR deals were so complicated that I spent 30 min. with everything in my cart figuring out how to organize the transactions so I could use one RR towards another purchase, and so I had the same number of items as coupons. Total for this purchase after rebates (not including the soda) will be 5.44. Yippee for free lotion.

The M&M's were an OK deal. I got them for 1.50 each. I had a $5 coupon for the hair color, and it was on clearance for 3.69, but they price adjusted the coupon for 3.69 so I didn't get any overage, but I still got it for free:)

How planning ahead helped me save today.

I spent at least 3 hours planning my shopping trip for today. I'd say its worth it:)
Here is what I came up with.

My biggest and most crazy deals happened at Safeway.

There was a coupon in the grocery add for $10 off any $50 purchase. There was also a buy $25 worth of certain frozen foods, and get $10 off. I had a rain check for a lot of frozen bagged chicken at a very good price, so I used that. I did 2 separate transactions to get some of the same deals that had "limit 1". The $50 was before coupons, but after Safeway card. The second transaction before coupons I was at 47.00. I asked if I could go back to get 3.00 worth so I could use another $10 off $50. The cashier said "it is close enough...you can use it". So in the end, I paid about $50 for all my groceries...AND I got $20 worth of groceries and $10 worth of frozen food for free= $30 free.

I gathered up my best deals that added up to $30 and consider this what I got for free today.


Chad told me he loved the healthy soups I gave him, so I bought him some more. Normal price at the store for one can of soup is 3.69. After sale price and coupons I got them for .63 each. He also gets the Frosted Mini-Wheats that were .30 a box after coupons. Included is a pretty red tray and a spatula for $1 each, and 2 rolls of double sided tape for .85.

My next stop was Target.

The only thing free was the Jet Dry dishwasher rinse. The Dawn direct foam after coupons were 1.00 each. The Rubermaid containers were on clearance for 2.78. I used a dollar coupon for each making them 1.78.
The lunch box (which comes with a Tupperware) was 2.48, Eucerine was .77 and the pancake mix was 1.77. I don't really know how much pancake mix is normally.


After that I went to Walgreens.

I got some more free Excedrin, and Revlon make-up that is FAR. I also got Bandaids for .80, mini shave gel for .70, Q-tips for 1.70, Curel for 1.59 each, and 5 different hair colors (after coupons I paid about $1.00 for all 5). Anyone want to color their hair blonde? I think I might try:)???
Also, you'll notice the lotion probably isn't for me. I bought "signs of aging" and "pregnancy" kinds. I left the "menopause" kind on the shelf:)

Next was lunch and the mall.

I got my free Quiznos sandwich that I signed up for earlier this week. I also got a soda there, and used the gift card my mom sent me for Valentines day. I got a free 1 oz. lotion from VS from a coupon they sent by e-mail.

My last stop was King Soopers.

I used a lot of e-coupons here.
Multi-grain Cheerios 1.67
.55 manu coupon (doubled to 1.00), and .75 e-coupon from cellfire= free
Colgate Total 2.50
1.50 e-coupon from cellfire
1.00 MC coupon sent in the mail from King Soopers
=free
Crest toothpaste 2.50
1.50 e-coupon from P&G e-saver
1.00 MC coupon
=free
Valentines deals 90%off
treat bags .20
tattoo sleeve .25 :)
Diced Tomatos 1.25
Coupon for them free (I signed up for online) =free
Pillsbury deals. MAN, I never thought I would actually USE some of the coupons I have for these!
1.00 each
used 2- .35 coupons and 3- .25 coupons.
They doubled to 2.90
So I paid 2.10 for the 5 crescent roll containers.
I received 3.00 in my next grocery purchase. =.9o overage
Now...what can I make with crescent rolls?:)

Sometimes I find my deals (like the Quiznos one) at Money Saving Mom

Shopping this week

This week I went to Walgreens.

I got 3 things of reynolds wrap foil. .89 (with in-add coupon)
1.00 MC for each
=.33 overage

Excedrin 1.99
1.00 RR
1.00 coupon
= free or .01 overage for each. (I had to get these in separate transactions so the RR would work)
Hersheys candy bars BOGO (in-add coupon)
BOGO coupon
=Free

Walgreens no-rub solution and nutritional drink
Free after rebate

Extra gum 1.19
RR coupon for FREE gum
=free

Then I stopped by King Soopers.

I got sent a coupon in the mail (by King Soopers) for free Gatorate (6pk or 8pk) WOW (I saved over $6 and got John's favorite...Orange Gatorade).

I also used some cottenelle coupons and got TP for free.

I also had a .50 fiber one coupon, and 2- 1.00 Activia coupons. After double coupons all this marked down yogurt was free:)

Good shopping trip.

Stuff...

I have had a lot of fun shopping lately.

My favorite trip by far was a trip to Maurices, where they had 4-5 racks of 75% off the lowest ticketed price. I got 9 items that with original price would have been $208, for $30. That's 86%savings. Then I got my favorite pair of jeans (regular price, but using a 20% off coupon)...which made my purchase much more expensive. My new clothes have really boosted my morale when getting ready in the morning:)

My next highlight was Target. I found tons of toothpaste (packs with a free travel size and a Target coupon booklet inside) reduced to 1.48. I used a bunch of Target coupons combined with all the Manu. coupons that I had, and I made .52 on almost all the tubes.

Anybody need some toothpaste???

I also found a ton of Valentines stuff for 75% off. I got some pencils, markers, and candy for school, and I got these cute outfits for baby gifts.


Today I finally went to Walgreens. I used a coupon code only valid today to get 20 free 4x6 prints. (I uploaded them to the site last night and planned to order them today at school but the site was blocked, so John had to order them for me. I chose in-store pickup to avoid shipping charges:)

Zucol 7.99
$2 coupon
Free after rebate
=2.00 overage

2 Revlon creme lip stuff 9.99
BOGO free
used 2 $1 coupons
Free after rebate
=2.00 overage on 2

Fruictise Hair shine stuff
3.79
$1 coupon
Free after rebate
=1.00 overage

M&M's Valentines clearance 75% off= .19 each
YUM!
I gave the cashier lady one of my Cover girl coupons. She made a comment about how she wanted to use a coupon from the "beauty counter" coupon box, but she had already given them all away. I reached into my coupon stash (which is probably 3x as big as the "store" one) and gave her a coupon. She was very grateful, and threw in some free samples:)

my wags Feb-8-09

This week was frustrating at WAGS, but will still come out with some good deals.

Windex wipes and Scrubbing bubbles will be free after coupons and rebates.
ThermaCare 2.49
1.00 coupon
2.49 rebate
=1.00 overage

Hair bands (the good kind)
1.29 on clearance. (they are usually 4.99!!)
Hair clips (the small ones and the big one)
.75 each on clearance

Razors...here's where it gets complicated...
They were each supposed to produce a $6 RR.
When I combined them with 2.00 and 4.00 coupons, I would make 1.00 on 2 and pay 1.00 on 2 coming out even.

When the first one didn't produce a RR even though it was supposed to...all the management could do was hand me a paper that said "here is a description, write to this address and send your reciept and we will give you your RR" in not exactally that wording.

That really frustrated me, and I almost didn't do the deals, but then I bought 3 in the next transaction, so I had to do less transactions and could still get my RR. Then the "gamer" razor spit out a $6 RR.
Now I am not only confused, but also aggrivated and I have to do more work to get my money.
Then, when I got home I realized I forgot to have them scan the $2 easysaver coupon for the Eucerine lotion I bought (It's not in the picture because I had it in my bag to get the $2 back).
The good part I guess, was that I got the $2 back in about 30 seconds by showing the product and the reciept.